The investigation into how a highly restricted cellphone “grabber” came into the possession of normal citizens is a sensitive matter, the Hawks said on Friday. These are surveillance machines that can access bank transactions and jam cellphone network signals, and
The department of communications has hit back at criticism over payments it made to cover a US trip by minister Faith Muthambi. The department spent almost R600 000 on a nine-day trip to a luxury goods show and folk art festival in the US, according to a reply in parliament
The State Security Agency would not be drawn to confirm or deny whether a secret operation was taking place at the SABC’s Durban offices as alleged by the staff on Wednesday. In a cryptic comment, an SSA spokesman said staff should ask the SABC if
The shock of Eskom’s load shedding has finally hit home, even as the China and terms-of-trade shocks are only starting to build, said Nomura analyst and emerging markets economist Peter Attard Montalto. While Eskom has not enforced load shedding for the past 17
A trade union has lifted the lid on what it describes as suspicious activity by the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) at the SABC’s Durban office. Allegations included employees being thrown out of offices for hours and of them being threatened with dismissal if
amsung rules the South African smartphone and tablet market, new research has found. According to research firm the International Data Corp (IDC), the Korean brand has consolidated its position at the top of the local market in the second quarter of 2015
South Africa was ranked second in an index for its excellent access to and usage of affordable financial services, a report released on Tuesday shows. The 2015 Brookings Financial and Digital
HeroTel has been working to build out its wide-scale Wi-Fi access business, which is set for launch in early 2016. “Through Snowball and Cloud Connect we already have coverage in the greater Cape Town
Instant messaging service Mxit is the best Web application ever to be created in Africa, according to Alan Knott-Craig. Knott-Craig previously headed up wireless provider iBurst and mobile social network Mxit. But Knott-Craig – who is the son of
South Africa’s real GDP contracted by 1,3% in the second quarter of 2015, Statistics South Africa announced on Tuesday. “The economy has performed negatively in second quarter of 2015,” said statistician-general Pali Lehohla. Real GDP increased by 1,2% year-on-year
